Usage · August 2026
2.6%
Blaziken is ranked #54 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 48,142 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#54 of 230
Raw count48,142
Viability ceiling91
Month on month-0.69pp
13 month peak4.0%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 530
HP
80
Atk
120
Def
70
SpA
110
SpD
70
Spe
80
Usage over time2.6%▼ 0.69pppeak 4.0% · Jan '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
38.0% of Blaziken teamsHP
0
Atk
4
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureRash
AbilitySpeed Boost · 99.9%
ItemLife Orb · 58.8%
Tera typeFire · 45.6%
Moves
97.3%
64.0%
50.4%
50.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe22.4%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe22.0%
Moves
7 tracked97.3%
64.0%
50.4%
50.4%
48.5%
45.5%
25.2%
Items
58.8%
30.4%
3.3%
2.5%
1.8%
Tera types
45.6%
40.1%
11.7%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Rash4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe38.0%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe22.4%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe22.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.5%
Naive188 Atk / 100 SpA / 220 Spe3.3%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe3.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Blaziken build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Blaziken sits at rank #54 with 2.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.69 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.